Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Italian, b. 1935
Milan-born architect and designer Mario Bellini just may be the closest thing to a modern-day Renaissance man: His creative output spans genres, from electronics to furniture to architecture to cars, comprising iconic designs in each. Vintage Mario Bellini sofas, dining chairs and other seating pieces are widely coveted, and the designer has been the recipient of multiple prestigious Compasso d’Oro awards. More than 20 of his works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Born in 1935, Bellini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan before founding his own firm in his native city in the early 1960s. He soon branched out beyond architecture, however, first for the tech manufacturer Olivetti, where he served as chief industrial design consultant from 1963 to 1991. During that time, Bellini oversaw the design of some of Olivetti’s most popular typewriters.
His penchant for electronic design didn’t stop there: Bellini also designed cameras for Fuji, televisions for Brionvega and a slew of audio devices for Yamaha, then served as design consultant for Renault and devised the interior of the 1980 Lancia Trevi for Fiat. Meanwhile, his architecture work spans continents, including such modern gems as the Museum of Islamic Arts at the Louvre, the National Gallery of Victoria extension in Melbourne, the Dubai Creek Complex and the Milan Convention Centre in his hometown.
And then there’s the furniture: Over the last 70 years, Bellini has designed office furniture for Vitra; lamps for Artemide, Erco and FLOS; porcelain for Rosenthal and long-admired sofas and other seating for Kartell, Natuzzi, B&B Italia, Cassina and more.
His oft-imitated 1977 Cab chair for Cassina, comprising 16 individual pieces of saddle leather that create a “skin” over a minimal metal frame, remains one of the manufacturer’s best sellers today. His pudgy-legged, round tables for Cassina foreshadow Faye Toogood’s widely loved Roly Poly line. His postmodern Summa armchairs for Kartell, as well as his elegant Chiara floor lamp, still lure collectors on vintage furniture websites.
Bellini’s most famous contribution to furniture design, though, may be his 1970 Camaleonda sofa for B&B Italia (then C&B Italia). An entrant to the 1972 MoMA show “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,” the seat takes its name from the Italian words for chameleon and wave. Its bulbous, modular form makes it infinitely flexible. The sofa was a runaway hit at the show and, once discontinued, remained so popular among vintage dealers that B&B Italia reissued it in 2020 with all recycled materials and interchangeable seat covers. “Of all the objects I have designed, Camaleonda is perhaps the best in terms of its sense of freedom,” Bellini said.
Browse an expansive collection of vintage Mario Bellini furniture — including dining tables, armchairs, mid-century sofas and more — today on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Mario Bellini
Mario Bellini La Rotonda Coffee Table For Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Bellini Set of Two La Rotonda Coffe Table For Cassina
La Rotonda is an iconic design low table that transforms the warmth and essence of solid wood into beauty; a simple sculp...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Mario Bellini, B&B Italia, Le Stelle armchair 1974 leather beautiful mid century
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
Mario Bellini, Italy (designer)
‘Le Stelle’ Armchair
Designed 1974, produced 1976 by B&B Italia, Italy
Tan leather on foam upholstered tubular steel frame.
Label to underside of c...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Leather
Coffee Table "Amanta" Fiberglass Black by Mario Bellini for C&B, Italy, 1960
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Roma, IT
This side table or coffee table is made of fiberglass (Fiberlite) in Black. It is square with an indented tabletop. It was designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia in the 1960s.
Thi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Fiberglass
Bellini’s Exquisite Walnut Coffee Table – A Masterpiece of Italian Modernism 197
By Mario Bellini
Located in Oirlo, LI
In the heart of Milan, in a sleek yet inviting living space, stood a masterpiece of design—a Mario Bellini square coffee table for Cassina. Crafted in 1970 from the finest blonde wal...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Nutwood, Walnut
Mario Bellini Gli Scacchi Black Table (4) Elements for C&B Italy, circa 1970
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' table/seat elements for C&B (later B&B) Italy, circa 1970- 4 elements
4 black polyurethane elements by Mario Bellini that can either be used as table or ...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Amanta Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
The Amanta coffee table, designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, combines sleek style with durable functionality. Crafted from fiberlite in a ric...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Fiberglass
Set of Three Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' Chess Pieces, Five modules Available
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in London, GB
Italian architect Mario Bellini is well known for creating powerful, thoughtful and creative pieces of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versi...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Set of Five Mario Bellini 'Gli Scacchi' Chess Pieces for C&B Italia, 1971
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in London, GB
Italian architect Mario Bellini is well known for creating powerful, thoughtful and creative pieces of design. The Gli Chess series works both as modular tables or seating. The versi...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Set of Four Mario Bellini Nesting Tables, “Quattro Gatti", Italy, 1967
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Dronten, NL
This set of four white fiberglass "Quattro Gatti" tables was designed by Mario Bellini in the 1960s for C & B Italia and manufactured in Italy. C & B Italia is the predecessor of B &...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Fiberglass
"Il Colonnato" coffee table red travertine by Mario Bellini, Cassina Italy 1970
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Renens, CH
Red travertine marble "Il Colonnato" coffee table by Mario Bellini for Cassina 1970's.
Sophisticated and timeless, this Colonnato coffee table was designed by Italian designer Mari...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
c.1972 C&B Italia Square Amanta Coffee Table by Mario Bellini Satin Black
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Very early Organic Modern coffee table by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia (before B&B Italia) dating to 1971-1973. Constructed of heavy rigid molded fiberglass, not plastic like modern ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Fiberglass
Mario Bellini La Rotonda Coffee Table For Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Bellini Set of Two La Rotonda Coffe Table For Cassina
La Rotonda is an iconic design low table that transforms the warmth and essence of solid wood into beauty; a simple sculp...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Set of 3 low tables/pouf “Gli Scacchi” by Mario Bellini per C&B Italia 70’s
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in Padova, IT
With a playful character, the Gli Scacchi series is made up of three inspired elements as the name reveals at most classic game, in particular the Queen, Knight and Tower pieces. Lig...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Acrylic
Mario Bellini Set of Two La Rotonda Coffe Table For Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mario Bellini Set of Two La Rotonda Coffe Table For Cassina
A table with timeless design by Mario Bellini, who morphs the natural warmth of the material into an elegant, ageless sha...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Italian Scala coffee table, Gli Scacchi by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1971
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Scala coffee table, Gli Scacchi by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1971.
Scala modular coffee table with a rectangular base in black duraplum,...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
4 Amanta coffee table by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Set of 4 Amanta coffee tables designed by Mario Bellini and made by B&B Italia. Mario Bellini (1935) is an Italian designer and architect.
3 tables are the same size, 1 is larger. T...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Fiberglass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Scacchi Table by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Scacchi table by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s
Modular coffee table with rectangular base in black duraplum. The structure of the table is in the for...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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PVC
Italian Scala coffee table, Gli Scacchi series by Mario Bellini for C&B, 1971
By C&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Scala coffee table, Gli Scacchi series by Mario Bellini for C&B, 1971.
Scala modular coffee table with a rectangular base in black duraplum,...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Italian modern black coffee tables Gli Scacchi by Mario Bellini for B&B, 1971
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black coffee tables Gli Scacchi by Mario Bellini for B&B, 1971.
Set of eight modular coffee tables, six pieces Scala model and two pieces Torre model.
Produced by B&B ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Mario Bellini for Cassina 'La Rotonda' Coffee Table, circa 1977
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in New York, NY
The 'La Rotonda' cocktail table, designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1977, is a stunning representation of modernist design. The thick circular beveled glass top provides for a ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Glass, Nutwood
Mid-Century Modern Set of 9 "Gli Scacchi" Pieces by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern set of 9 "Gli Scacchi" Pieces by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s.
Gli Scacchi coffee tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 1970s.
Designer - Mario Bel...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Coffee Table Glass Fumè Top by G. Frattini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Iconic design 1960s chrome coffee table with fumè glass, Gianfranco Frattini designer, Cassina manufacturer.
Measures cm: H 34, W 75, D 75.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Steel
Italian Black plastic coffee tables 4 Gatti by Mario Bellini for B&B, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in MIlano, IT
Black plastic coffee tables 4 Gatti by Mario Bellini for B&B, 1970s
Square 4 Gatti coffee tables in black plastic, stackable through holes on the perimeter of ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Italian Scala coffee tables, the Gli Scacchi, Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1971
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia, C&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Scala coffee tables, the Gli Scacchi, Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1971.
Scala modular coffee tables with a rectangular base in black duraplum, with a structure in the shape of a real staircase.
Produced by B&B Italia in approx. 1970. and first by C&B, designed by Mario Bellini and belonging to the famous Gli Scacchi series.
Label on the back.
Excellent condition.
Measurements in cm 60x29.5x54h
Mario Bellini is an architect and designer known throughout the world. He received the Compasso d'Oro Award eight times and 25 of his works are in the permanent collection of the MoMA in New York, which dedicated a retrospective to him in 1987. He was director of the magazine Domus (1985-1991). He has designed numerous art and architecture exhibitions both in Italy and abroad, including the latest ones at Palazzo Reale with Giotto's masterpieces (2016) and at the Museo del '900 dedicated to Margherita Sarfatti...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Square Travertine Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Square Travertine Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for Cassina
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Mario Bellini "Pianura" Rectangular Coffee Table for Cassina, 1971
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Pianura" rectangular coffee table for Cassina, brown mohair velvet and wood, Italy, 1971.
The “Pianura” living room set is a great expression of the minimalism and el...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Mario Bellini "Pianura" Square Coffee Table for Cassina, 1972
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Pianura" square coffee table for Cassina, wood, Italy, 1972.
The “Pianura” living room set is a great expression of the minimalism and elegance of Mario Bellini’s cre...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Pianura Mario Bellini coffee table for Cassina 1970's
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Milano, MI
Wooden coffee table belonging to the Pianura collection designed in the 1970s by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Side tables are used to complement sofas and living rooms, and given the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Rubber, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Coffee Table Mod. 454 Il Castello by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Coffee Table Mod. 454 IL Castello by Mario Bellini for Cassina, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood
Italian black plastic Gli Scacchi tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1971
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black plastic Gli Scacchi tables by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1971.
Modular coffee table composed of two twin Gli Scacchi tower-shaped tab...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plastic
Square Travertine Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Circa 1975
By Mario Bellini
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Square Travertine Coffee Table by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Circa 1975
Vintage travertin coffee table
Measures : 100x100cm H: 39cm
Material : Travertine
Wear consistent with age a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Travertine
Mario Bellini Set 4 Nestin /Stackable Tables “Quattro Gatti”, 1960, Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, IT
Mario Bellini set 4 nestin /stackable tables “Quattro Gatti”, 1960, Italy.
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Plexiglass
1960s Mario Bellini Design First Edit Scacchi Two "Horse" C&B Italy
By Mario Bellini
Located in Biella, IT
Mario Bellini design first edit two horse "scacchi" for C&B italy production years 1968
this is very rare set first edition from C&B Italy and not for the after b&b.
auction ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Acrylic
21st Century by M.Bellini Italian Low Marble Table in White Carrara Red Carpazi
By Mario Bellini
Located in massa, IT
Marble table "Bellini 1" designed by Arch. Mario Bellini.
Size: cm. 60 x 60 x 30 H.
Materials: Fior di Pesco – Bianco UP – Bianco Carrara – Rosso Carpazi
Designed by: Mario Bellini
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Marble
Mario Bellini coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Mario Bellini coffee and cocktail tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Mario Bellini coffee and cocktail tables, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 27 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original coffee and cocktail tables by Mario Bellini were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider coffee and cocktail tables by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Paolo Piva, and B&B Italia. Prices for Mario Bellini coffee and cocktail tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $539 and can go as high as $9,431, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,559.
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Questions About Mario Bellini Coffee and Cocktail Tables
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Whether or not a Mario Bellini sofa is comfortable is largely a matter of personal opinion. However, many people find that the designer's sofas provide plush support due to their thick backrests and seat cushions. With its sumptuous tufted cushions, seductive low profile and endless rearrangement possibilities, the Bellini–designed Camaleonda sofa, for example, is infinitely flexible and can double as sculpture in any interior. Shop a selection of Mario Bellini furniture on 1stDibs.
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